zrzr0111@helpdesk.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Kurt Jaeger aka PI) (12/13/90)
In article <374@rusux1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> zrzr0111@helpdesk.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Kurt Jaeger aka PI) writes: >I stumbled across a strange feature: >alias su "touch ~/.ididsu ; su" >su Okay, the mystery is solved, just a recursion and no warnings. The shell recursively tries to replace "su". Thanks to those who answered ! I learned my lesson. On SunOS it gave a warning, on Ultrix it just did not happen. Oh yes, Unix is a standard :) So short, PI -- PI at the User Help Desk Comp.Center U of Stuttgart, FRG 30 Years to go ! Phone: +49 711 685-4828 (aka Kurt Jaeger) SMTP: pi@helpdesk.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (yeah, really 8-) X.400: pi@rus.uni-stuttgart.de zrzr0111@ds0rus54.bitnet